Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-29

Jacob Napier, seaman, died last
week at the Marine hospital at
Port Townsend, from internal injuries
received in falling, while intoxicated,
from the Port Townsend stage, the
wheels passing over him. He had
been shipped on the Jeremiah Thomp,
son, and was on his way to Port Dis
cOvery, when the accident occurred, to
join the crew. He died from rupture.
During the year 1855, the Odd Fell
lows of Washington Territory paid for
relief of brothers $4,7OO 50; for wid-
owed families, 1884 45; special relief,
81 1893 25; burial Of the dead, 1926 As !;
total, H,359 IS. Number of BROTH
ers relieved, ITS; widowed families
cared for, Z; burials, IA. The receipts
OF the A subordinate lodges aggregated
$40, 1872 86, and the current expenses
were $23, ,254 O5. Assets of lodges De-
cember 3lst, 1886, $S1, ,O19 10.
Last week the Northern Pacific track
from the east side reached the fifteenth
crossing which is about 1000 feet be-
yond the summit. There is still gap
of nearly four miles, according to the
grade, although the distance between
the ends Of the track, on q straight
line, is only half a mile, but the track
from the 18th to the 18th mile posts
forms loop which accounts for the
discrepancy in figures. In crossing to
or from the Sound should the traveller
make connection with the construc-
ton trains, he would have only one
half mile to walk.
The Washington Territory Peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla is fast being
placed in condition to receive the prni
oners. The warden's Office is all in
closed, water connections have been
made in the buildings, the kitchen is
ready for the cook, and the cells have
been placed in readiness for the in
mates. The locks and levers work
easily. 1t has been decided not to
give the prisoners mattresses, but an
extra pair Of blankets instead, SO as to
lessen the opportunity of prisoners
secreting tools. The appointments
throughout are first-class in every res
pect.
Fruit in the vicinity of Medical lake
says Cheney paper correspondent,
shows every indication of fair yield.
Sometime this country will be able to
supply less favored localities with lus-
cious apples, pears, ETC., from her or.
chards. am satisfied that our timber
soil is perfectly adapted to the success
full growth Of chesnuts, filberts, black
walnuts, butternuts, and perhaps other
kinds. OF course, these require time,
but we must plan for few years in
advance, if we expect to have such
things. Ten acres in bearing trees, Of
either fruit or nuts, is worth more than
any large wheat farm. a
The Seattle and West Coast Railway
company has been incorporated, with
objects to build and equip railroad
and telegraph line from Seattle to tie
boundary line of the United States
and British Columbia. The capital
stock Of the corporation il 81 ,OO0 OOO
and the trustees are Henry Crawford,
Henry Crawford, Jr., Chicago; d. H.
Gilman, Thos. Burke and Charles M.
Sheafe, Seattle. Surveys on this road
are now completed to Snohomish and
will be rapidly pushed north. The
maps profiles and specifications will
be ready for contractors within two
weeks and it is expected that the grade
win be completed and ready for the
rails upon their arrival from England,
1,5O0 tons of steel rails for this road
being now afioat. ~
Sunday afternoon about 4 O'Clock as
the Puget Sound Shore Line train was
coming north, about two miles tho
other side CT -Puyallup, the engineer
saw something lying in the center of
the track. He could not tell what il
was until too late to stop the train,
when he saw it was q man. The train
struck the body, cutting off one leg
and severing the trunk in twain, kill
ing the man instantly. The train was
stopped AS soon as possible and the re.
mains taken to Puyallup. All that
could be learned about the man was
that he had come from Tacoma few
days before ON the steamship Topeka,
and from there had gone up the
Puyallup, where he was seen in COM
pany with another man, and they had
quart bottle of Tacoma bug juice.
1t is supposed that the man got drunk
and lay down on the track for sleep,
when he was struck by the cars. He
is described as q medium-eized man
with sandy hair. An examination Of
the clothes was made, but only Is
cents was found. Nothing by which
he could be identified was discovered.
Ar the coming town election in
Stockton, Kan, all the candidates, in.
cluding the mayor council, etc., are
women, and only women will vote.
The men are going to stand aside and
let the women run the thing for a
while, to see how women suffrage